In the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Maria Díaz Sanjurjo, bishop of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who, while the persecution of the emperor Tu Duc raged, was condemned to be beheaded in hatred of the faith.
July 20th
Saint Joseph Maria Díaz Sanjurjo
Latin Original
In urbe Nam Dinh in ‘Tunquíno, sancti Ioséphi Maríz Díaz Sanjurjo, epíscopi ex Ordine Praedicatórum et mártyris, qui, persecutióne imperatóris Tu Düc furénte, in ódium fídei cápite damnátus est.